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<h1 class="topictitle1">Managing Clusters/Hosts/VMs/VM Groups</h1>
<div><p>The <span>OceanProtect</span> allows you to perform operations (such as modifying, removing, activating, or disabling protection) for clusters, hosts, VMs, or VM groups. This section uses a VM as an example to describe the related operations. The operations for a cluster, host, or VM group are the same.</p>
<p>Log in to the management page, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002199964685_text14746113419525"><strong>Protection</strong></span> &gt; Virtualization &gt; Nutanix</b></span>, and find the target VM.</p>
<p><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000001805243682_table24934294919">Table 1</a> describes the related operations.</p>

<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000001805243682_table24934294919"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001805243682_table24934294919"></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000001805243682_table24934294919" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b>Operations related to VM protection plans</caption><colgroup><col style="width:14.44%"><col style="width:57.78%"><col style="width:27.779999999999998%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1"><p>Operation</p>
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<tbody><tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Modifying protection</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>You can modify a protection plan of a VM to associate an SLA with the VM again, add or remove a protected VM disk, or modify client information. After the modification, the next backup will be executed based on the new protection plan.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>The modification does not affect the protection job that is being executed. The modified protection plan will take effect in the next protection period.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row of the target VM, choose <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200007117_b85762175418">More</strong> &gt; <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200007117_b32192195540">Modify Protection</strong>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Removing protection</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to remove the protection plan for a resource when it does not need to be protected. After the removal, the system cannot execute protection jobs for the resource. To protect the resource again, you need to re-associate it with an SLA.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>You cannot remove protection for a VM with the ongoing protection job.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b1431451064911">More</strong> &gt; <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b3314121064910">Remove Protection</strong>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Performing manual backup</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to perform a backup immediately.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>Copies generated by manual backup are retained for the duration defined in the SLA.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b182915635619">More</strong> &gt; <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b106871297568">Manual Backup</strong>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Activating protection</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to activate a disabled protection plan for a resource. After the protection plan is activated, the system backs up, archives, or replicates the resource based on the protection plan.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>You can perform this operation only on a VM that has been associated with an SLA and is in the <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Unprotected</strong></span></b></span> state.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b39122052195118">More</strong> &gt; <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b2091275245112">Activate Protection</strong>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Disabling protection</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to disable the protection plan for a resource for which periodic protection is not required. After the protection plan is disabled, the system does not perform automatic backup, archiving, or replication for the resource.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>Disabling protection does not affect ongoing backup, archive, or replication jobs.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b15688352543">More</strong> &gt; <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b5568203515543">Disable Protection</strong>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Adding a tag</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b1495945913127">Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to quickly filter and manage resources.</p>
<div class="p"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b1722475517469">Note</strong><ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_ul2317155315456"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_li1146056125117">The system administrator can add a maximum of 10,000 tags to a resource.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_li1566072118516">A non-system administrator must have the permission of <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b117498364161">Production resource management</strong> to add tags to resources.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_li731725313453">A non-system administrator can add a maximum of five tags to a resource.</li></ul>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><div class="p">Choose <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b1978220109564">More</strong> &gt; <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b778271011563">Add Tag</strong>.<div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_note164681316118"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_ul22969251338"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_li142961925139">On the displayed <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b171967427617">Add Tag</strong> dialog box, you can select existing tags or click <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b1711194810818">Create</strong> to create a tag.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_li135161927738">To modify or delete a tag, click <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b17675195912164">Go to Tag Management</strong> on the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b13536183171711">Add Tag</strong> page to go to the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b1386161351713">Tag Management</strong> page.</li></ul>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="14.44%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p>Removing a tag</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="57.78%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b472911291311">Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to remove the tag of a resource when it is no longer needed.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="27.779999999999998%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b6302131412560">More</strong> &gt; <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164785172__en-us_topic_0000002200147037_b3303714165618">Remove Tag</strong>.</p>
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<ul><li>For details about protection operations, see <a href="en-us_topic_0000002200111745.html">Step 8: Performing Backup</a>.</li><li>The operations for restoring Nutanix VMs are the same as those described in <a href="en-us_topic_0000002164625488.html">Restoration</a>.</li></ul>
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